Examples of locale in a Sentence
They chose a tropical island as the locale for their wedding.
the locale of the story
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People in Fiji, Tahiti, New Zealand, and other Pacific Ocean locales will be able to see 80 percent of the sun eclipsed by the moon.
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
The Leagues Cup could be used for this purpose, were it staged sometime between December and February in warmer Southern U.S. locales exclusively.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, produces readily available maps showing high-risk locales.
—Tik Root, Wired News, 26 July 2025
The show was primarily set in the seaside town of Cabot Cove, Maine, though Jessica often travels to other locales as cases unfold.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 July 2025
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
The Leagues Cup could be used for this purpose, were it staged sometime between December and February in warmer Southern U.S. locales exclusively.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, produces readily available maps showing high-risk locales.
—Tik Root, Wired News, 26 July 2025
The show was primarily set in the seaside town of Cabot Cove, Maine, though Jessica often travels to other locales as cases unfold.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for locale
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“Locale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locale. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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locale
noun
lo·cale
lō-ˈkal 
: a place where something happens or is supposed to happen
the locale of the accident
the locale of a play
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